States with which North Carolina has Comity
the North Carolina Board of Law Examiners recently voted to allow applicants from the U. S. Virgin Islands to apply for admission in NC by comity.
Pursuant to Rule .0502(4), before an applicant from one of these jurisdictions may apply for admission by comity in North Carolina, the applicant must satisfy the Board that the jurisdiction from which the applicant is applying will admit North Carolina attorneys to the practice of law in such jurisdiction without examination, other than the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination.
The following is a list of States with which North Carolina has comity. This list is subject to change. To ensure eligibility, please check with your particular jurisdiction before submitting an application.
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
GEORGIA
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
MAINE
MARYLAND (effective July 1, 2019)
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING